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Reianna Shakil L6EF Psychology
11/09/12

Validity

Control

A class conducted a study aiming to find out whether students could do their homework
effectively while in front of the TV. The conditions were:
Doing a memory test in silence
Doing a memory test with the TV on

IV ­ whether or…

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Reianna Shakil L6EF Psychology
11/09/12

In the race of dropping speed of a kilo each of feathers and lead, theoretically they
drop at the same rate. In reality, air resistance (an EV) slows drop the feathers.
To test this properly, the study would need to take place in a vacuum…